title: Electroconvusive therapy in dementia.
abstract: The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the clinical practice in patients with dementia syndromes continues to cause controversy. In this case, the clinical difficulty existing when making a differential diagnosis between depressive episodes and incipient dementia picture is presented. The interrelation between these two pictures and the possible common etiological origin are also evaluated. Electroconvulsive therapy is effective and safe in functional improvement in affective and dementia disorders in elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. rodriguez.teresa9@gmail.com
authors.forename: Juana T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Sosa
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suárez-Lovelle
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Navarrete-Betancort
authors.forename: Ayoze
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Hernández
mesh_terms: D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D057180:Frontotemporal Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged